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    Ham-N-Eggs, my goofy coop

    I am currently adding more ventilation! Picked up some hardware screen today. I am going to cut out the side "painted on" windows to make this thing like a piece of swiss cheese. Will post some pics tomorrow.
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    Ham-N-Eggs, my goofy coop

    ..you should. I think you can find the full size campers at this point, basically gutted, or in disrepair for cheap. They would make a great chicken house. It would also make purist vintage camper people weep.
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    Newb from Ga

    Hello all, I guess I should have started here first. I started in the BYC forum, then read the rules... whoops. Anyhow as a beekeeper, dog keeper, child keeper and novice wife keeper, I am following the wifes lead on the chicken hobby. She wanted a new hobby and I got roped into it also. I am...
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    Ham-N-Eggs, my goofy coop

    I actually have the "real thing". A '62 Shasta that I modeled this coop after. It was the inspiration. The coop is about 1/2 scale of the real one. I rebuilt it from the frame up last year. It lives on the 'net here...
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    Ham-N-Eggs, my goofy coop

    Speed, If I need to, i could cut out some of the side "windows" that are just painted in place...
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    Ham-N-Eggs, my goofy coop

    Guys, The entire bottom of this thing is "open". The big "door" can stay open, and the little door on the other side can stay open as well. Does it still need to be chopped up more? I'm also thinking of winter, and the need for it to be closed up. Hard to see in the pic, but that is poultry...
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    Ham-N-Eggs, my goofy coop

    I think I need to post a pic of it "open"
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    Ham-N-Eggs, my goofy coop

    In the very first photo, there is a door that will open for ventilation, I am going to monitor it. It will not have a solid floor, and will be on 10" wheels when finished. It is really a "tractor". There should really not be much poop build up with an open bottom. The big door between the...
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    Ham-N-Eggs, my goofy coop

    The dimensions of the "box" are about 7' x 4' x 4' . The inside
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    Ham-N-Eggs, my goofy coop

    The inspiration came from this, the real one. ..and the fact that the wife wants chickens, it surprised her also. She was away from home when I started on it
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    Ham-N-Eggs, my goofy coop

    Outside before paint. Feed door to the rear (do I need one of those feeders with the roller on top?), access door in the middle, will have to make some sort of "screen" door for the access door. Hen nests to the right. bottom of the whole thing is poultry wire, will have heavier gauge around...
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    Ham-N-Eggs, my goofy coop

    and the rear, hope it makes you laugh!
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    Ham-N-Eggs, my goofy coop

    After some paint, the front looks like this
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    Ham-N-Eggs, my goofy coop

    Hi, Newbie here, first post. I have been working on this for about 3 weeks, to replicate my 1962 Shasta Camper. I hope the chickens dig it. The older campers are commonly called "canned ham" campers, due to the profile shape of them.
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